Unanticipated Anxiety: An Unexpected Concert Experience

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I remember vaguely, my stomach shaking and lips quivering. I wanted to be there and I wanted to stay there, but, in my head, something was wrong. My surroundings, the voices, and the environment just didn’t feel right to me. The place I had arrived at was where I had been hoping to go, for years, yet being there brought a different type of emotion to my mind. My assumed feeling was happiness and joy, but in the instance that I was there, anxiety and fear flooded through my mind. I couldn’t find any valid reasons as to why I was feeling this way. After all, I was only attending a concert. On March 11, 2016, I was to be going to a concert starring Frank Sinatra Jr. It was the most thrilling news I had heard in awhile. My father and I had purchased the tickets months in advance. Almost immediately after our ticket purchase was confirmed, I started to prepare my attire for the special night. Everything had to be exquisite. There was no way I was going to show up to a concert starring Frank Sinatra Jr and not wear something nice. Each day I would take a look at the outfit chosen and change something about it. Not only was I apprehensive about my dress, but I was also determined to stay …show more content…

I thought everything was perfect, just as I wanted it. When we arrived at the Sunrise Theatre, I was nervous, but beyond excited to be there. During the concert I was having a fantastic time, I couldn’t ask for anything more. Although the audience was having fun, the performer seemed to be slightly exhausted, granted he was seventy-two years old. After I heard him cough, things didn’t seem right to me. I then became concerned that my worst fear, of watching someone I love die, would come true. I didn’t want Frank Sinatra Jr to become a thing of the past. I needed to calm myself down so, during the intermission I was able to take a few deep breaths tell myself, “Everything is going to be

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